In this paper an agent based framework for service deployment in telecommunication networks is presented. The framework is intended to improve the process of service deployment in next generation telecommunication networks. This process has been complicated with the introduction of new actors and the migration of service infrastructure from the telecommunication provider to the third-party valu...

In this paper we focus on the enhancement of speech quality by hands-free audio systems in modern, multimedia enabled telecommunication terminals. Requirements like the compatibility with wideband audio and full-duplex hands-free operation demand for sophisticated system designs. As a starting point we introduce a state-of-the-art system developed for mobile phones, considering practical aspect...

This paper presents a study of base station system configurations for the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). The base station system (BSS), being the interface between the mobile terminal and fixed network, should be capable of handling a huge amount of traffic, mobility, and a high signaling load which is expected in the UMTS. Several functions that should be supported by BSS ar...

This study analyzes Kurdistan’s potential for effectively using mobile telecommunication. It identifies key factors determining the adoption of mobile telecommunication service. A conceptual model is specified, and several hypotheses are tested with a sample of 1,458 Kurdish mobile phone users in 2010. A discrete choice methodology is used to test two models of mobile telecommunication acceptan...

Telecommunication management network (TMN) systems represent diverse telecommunication domains with wideranging functionality which frequently employ different technologies and produce isolated solutions. Yet as telecommunications become more sophisticated, there is a growing need for telecommunication management integration and interoperability. The paper presents a general TMN computing-platf...

THE ECONOMICS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS This working paper is one of a series of papers and reports on telecommunication economics published by the Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration (SNF) as a part of its telecommunication economics program. The main focus of the research program is to study the deregulation process of the telecommunication industry, and the economic a...

Content services for mobile phone subscribers compose a new business area based on the constellation of and symbiotic relationship between mobile telecommunication operators and content providers. In this paper we discuss the development and internationalization of the CPA (Content Provider Access) business model and platform by the Norwegian telecommunication operator Telenor. CPA is firmly gr...

As communication networks have evolved towards IP (Internet Protocol) networks, telecommunication operators has expanded its reach to internet multimedia web content services while operating circuit-switch networks in parallel. With the adoption of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) that enables service capability interfaces to be published and integrated with other service capabilities into n...

Data warehouse is the powerful tool in telecommunications industry for handling the massive amounts of data. It assists telecommunication companies in achieving a competitive advantage and higher profits. Theaim of this paper is to focus on data warehousing in telecommunication companies and why they need advanced data warehouse platforms and new technology. It compares traditional data warehou...

The International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS2012) is an annual international conference acting as forum for professionals involved in performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems. Performance evaluation of computer systems and networks has progressed rapidly in the past decade and has begun to approach maturity. Sign...